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A workshop where you can enjoy the woodworking experience using local wood, such as cedar, cypress, and keyaki. We have a selection of woodworking kits that are easy to make, such as trinket, bookstands, and birdhouse, so you can feel free to experience it for two hours.

It displays watercolors by Tomihiro Hoshino, a poetry writer from Midori City who lost freedom of his body from the neck down in an accident and draws letters and drawings with a brush in his mouth. I am also moved by Hoshino's words, which accompany his paintings of rustic flowers. Journey time 1 hour.

The items collected by Kenju Matsushima, a businessman from the former Higashi village, were donated to Higashi (now Midori City) along with his birthplace. About 150 items from this collection are on display and public display. The first floor is a ceramic corner and the second floor is a book corner. You can appreciate ceramics from various parts of Japan, such as Tokoname, Arita, and Kutani, as well as ceramics from Southeast Asia and other countries, such as "Song Hou", and the Book of Ryokan. It takes 30 minutes.

A general museum using the former Dae-Dae Bank building with timber-framed stone-lined brick tiles. It displays the nature and historical folklore of this region, such as microfossil conodont, Takatsudo Castle, and Kozan Kaido, which are less than 1mm. Dinosaur corner, three-dimensional footage as well as a variety of planned exhibitions are well received. The retro building, which is the third oldest surviving bank building in the prefecture, is also a highlight.

It introduces the life and work of Kazusaburo Ishihara, a native of Higashi-cho, Midori-shi, a lyricist of children's songs such as "Usagi to Kame" and "Kintaro". There is also a children's song theater showing children's stories. It takes 30 minutes.

The museum is located near the site of Japan's Paleolithic discovery, the Iwajuku site (a nationally designated historic site). It displays specimens of stone tools and formations excavated from the ruins, as well as replicas of the head bones of a white-nosed deer and the skeleton of a mammoth. The formation of the Iwajuku site has been preserved and opened to the public as Iwajuku Dome.

The park, which has a total length of 93m and is small, but with a wide range of varied stalactites. At the Botanical Garden (free admission), which continues from the Jongno-dong exit, you can enjoy seasonal flowers such as mountain grass. Especially the low-bai in winter is stunning. In the spring, there is a water petrel, in the summer, in the autumn, autumn leaves, and other campsites, as well as the Yūyūkan, which has well-received baths boiled with wood.

A play house built in the immediate vicinity of Takatsudo Gorge (1937). In the 1950 s and 30 s, many big-time popular singers took the stage, but closed in 1987. Its value as a cultural treasure has been reviewed and restored in recent years. On the day of the stage break, internal tours such as the stage can be made. You can also use the theater for a fee. Midori City Designated Important Cultural Property.

The valley where the Watarase River flows, which originates in the mountains of Nikko. There is a promenade with a total length of about 500m along the river from the Takatsudo Bridge to the Hanetaki Bridge, so you can enjoy the beauty of the valley.

The dam lake was created by the Watarase River being dammed by the Kusagi Dam. The Tomihiro Museum, the National House, and the Warabe Studio, where you can experience woodworking, stand on the lakefront. In the spring, the cherry trees on the lakeside are beautiful on the lake surface.